Anti-ageing News

Life expectancy in SA is 50 years

International comparisons show that the average South African will not live longer than 50 years, the South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) said.

Hidden dangers of Vit A creams

New research shows that vitamin A plays a crucial role in energy production within cells, explaining why too much or too little has a complex negative effect on our bodies.

Nobel prize for key to ageing

Three researchers have won the Nobel Medicine Prize for identifying a key molecular switch in cellular ageing.

'Fountain of youth' found

The fountain of youth may exist after all, as a recent study showed that scientists have discovered means to extend the lifespan of mice and primates.

Todays babies could live to 100

More than half of the babies born today in rich countries will live to 100 years if current trends of life expectancy continue, a study has shown.

Immune defect is key to skin ageing

Scientists have discovered why older people may be so vulnerable to cancer and infections in the skin.

Botox boom despite recession

Tight job market fuels interest in cheaper, less-invasive procedures, survey shows

Sunbeds carcinogenic to humans

The International Agency for Research on Cancer has moved tanning beds to its highest cancer risk category - "carcinogenic to humans," according to a new report.

1.3-billion pensioners by 2040

The world's population of older people is growing at the fastest rate ever seen and the old will soon outnumber the young for the first time, US researchers reported.

Anti-ageing hormone policy adopted

The American Medical Association says there's no scientific proof to back up claims of anti-ageing hormones.